Name: Fr. Martins Emeh, J.C.L.
Position: National President
Diocese: Diocese of Rockford
Brief Bio: Fr. Martins Emeh is originally from Nigeria and a priest of the Diocese of Rockford ordained in 2002. A canon lawyer by specialization, he serves as Vice-Chancellor and Archivist for his diocese and as Ecclesiastical Judge for the Court of Appeals, Province of Chicago.  He is also pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church, Geneva, Illinois.
Contact: (630)232-0124; pastor@stpetergeneva.org

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Name: Fr. Henry Atem
Position: Vice President
Diocese: Archdiocese of Atlanta
Brief Bio: Fr. Atem is from Cameroon and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on May 31, 2008. He is currently serving as Parochial Vicar at St Peter Chanel Catholic Church, Roswell, Georgia.
Contact: (678) 832-1225; henatem@yahoo.com
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Name: Sister Marie Agatha Ozah, HHCJ, Ph.D.
Position: Secretary General
Diocese: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Brief Bio: Sr. Ozah was born in Nigeria and she belongs to the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus. She was finally professed on September 6, 1986. Presently, Sr. Ozah is an Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology at the Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Contact: (412) 578-2006; agboozah@yahoo.com

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Name: Sr. Mary Beaty Chinkemamaka Chukwumezie, DMMM (Little Flower of Jesus)
Position: Publicity Secretary
Congregation: Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy
Brief Bio: Sr. Chukwumezie is a Sister of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Mother of
Mercy, Umuahia, Nigeria. She pronounced her first religious vows on January 4, 1981. In addition
to ministering to the spiritual needs of people, she also works to develop affordable brand names and generic medications for the poor around us.
Contact: (412) 860-8445; acccruspub@gmail.com; nkembc@yahoo.com 

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Name: Fr. Ngozi Osuji
Position: Provost
Diocese: Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens, New York.
Brief Bio: Fr. Osuji is from Ibeme, Nigeria. He was ordained for Okigwe diocese on July 11, 1981, but currently serving as Parochial Vicar at Holy Family/St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Brooklyn, New York.
Contact: (646) 529-1720; ngoboy@hotmail.com

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Name: Sr. Leocretia L. Muganda, sTh
Position: Financial Secretary
Diocese/Order: Archdiocese of Chicago
Brief Bio: Sr. Muganda is from Tanzania and a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Therese of Bukoba, Tanzania. She is currently a student at Loyola University Chicago and has    been serving this body as Financial Secretary since 2001.
Contact: (773) 764-2413 x256; cretialeo@yahoo.com

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Name: Sr. Maria Sheri Rukwishuro SJI
Position: Deputy Financial Secretary
Diocese: Wheeling- Charleston, West Virginia
Brief Bio: Sr. Rukwishuro is from Zimbabwe- Gweru Diocese. She is a Sister of The Sisters Of The Infant Jesus (SJI). She made her final Profession in 1996. Currently she serves as a Director of Religious Education at Immaculate Conception - Clarksburg in the diocese of Wheeling Charleston in West Virginia.
Contact: (304) 623 2211; smchirandu@yahoo.com

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Name: Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ
Position: Program Coordinator, SCDC/PCMRT/USCCB; President, African Women Religious Conference in the United States; President, ACCCRUS, Washington DC Chapter.
Diocese/Order: Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus
Brief Bio: Sr. Okereke is from Nigeria and she is a Sister of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus. She made her first profession in September 15, 1985 and currently serving as Program Coordinator, Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church/Pastoral Care of Migrants Refugees and Travelers, at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. She also serves as  the liaison between ACCCRUS and the USCCB
Contact: (202) 451-3359; (832-692-6922); Jokereke@usccb.org;  srjoannahhcj@aol.com
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Name:  Sister M. Christine Nantaba, IHMR
Position:  Assistant Publicity Secretary
Diocese:  Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Brief Bio:  Sr. Nantaba is from Uganda, Kampala Archdiocese.  She is member of the community     of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix (IHMR) whose Motherhouse is at  Ggogonya, Kisubi, Uganda.  She made her first vows on January 4, 1985.  Currently, she is a Computer Teacher at Holy Angels and St. Philip Neri Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, IN.
Contact: (317) 347-0879; cnantaba@holyangelsindy.org 

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Name: Sr. Miriam Therese Ezike, DDL
Position: National Treasurer
Diocese: Archdiocese of Chicago
Congregation: Daughters of Divine Love
Brief Bio: Sr. Miriam Therese is a Nigerian, born and raised in Anambra State. She belongs to Daughters of Divine Love Congregation where she made her first Religious vows on December   10th 1977. She is a Science teacher and a professional Fundraiser. Currently she is the Director of Development for the Daughters of Divine Love Congregation and also the current National Treasurer of ACCCRUS.
Contact: (708) 359-2159; mezik683@hotmail.com